Billy Donovan
Billy Donovan
William John Donovan, Jr.is an American professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. He previously spent 19 seasons at the University of Florida, where his Florida Gators men's basketball teams won two NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships in 2006 and 2007. Donovan has more wins than any other coach in the history of the Florida basketball program, and he coached the Gators to more NCAA tournament appearances,...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth30 May 1965
CityRockville Centre, NY
I don't think the score is indicative of how much they outplayed us in this game.
He's never had a bad practice since he's been here.
I could be sitting up here as the losing coach from Florida. I'm just not a big believer that this tournament defines people, coaches, teams, individuals. I'll never believe that because too much can happen in a one-game situation.
I'm not really worried about how many games back we are. Even if we would have won tonight, Tennessee is still in control.
I'm not really concerned about that with us at this point. I'm concerned about us going into each game being the best we can be.
I'm going to gain pleasure if that happens Monday night.
I'm going to support any decision our players make, but I hope to be very involved in the process. The thing you have to understand is that our kids don't want to just make it to the NBA. They want to excel.
I'm not even worried about that. I don't even focus on that. I don't talk about that. That's completely out of our hands. That's the selection committee. And that has to do with us winning basketball games.
I'm not even concerned about that right now. I'm more worried about playing LSU (Saturday at home). Even before this game, Tennessee was in control of its own destiny.
I'm fine with them. I think we're a basketball team where different players have stepped up at different times.
I knew both teams played sound defense. I thought whoever could attack better had the best chance to win this game.
I laugh when people say they are better off without him. He is one of the most dominant frontline players in the SEC.
I hope the people at Arizona State realize what just happened. When you talk about the complete and total package of a coach, he's it.
In the SEC Tournament if you can get a bye, that's always a great thing. It's certainly very hard playing four consecutive games in a row to win an SEC championship.